Xacobeo Galicia team reported as not paying salaries since August
Riders and staff only partly protected by UCI deposit Already beset by the ongoing doping cases concerning David Garcia and Vuelta a España runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera plus the news that the team will stop at the end of the year, […]
Cavendish to take on rivals Greipel and Farrar in Tour Down Under
Manx rider will lead HTC-Highroad team in Australian WorldTour event Mark Cavendish will have an early rendezvous with his likely rivals for the green jersey in the Tour de France when he makes his Santos Tour Down Under debut in […]
White names Redant and Van Kessel as sports directors for Pegasus Racing Team
Top new Australian squad preparing for debut season in 2011 Former Omega Pharma Lotto director Hendrik Redant and Cervélo Test Team’s Egon van Kessel are amongst four people confirmed today as acting as sports directors for the Pegasus Racing Team […]
World champion Stybar suffering with bad knee pain, drops to second in Superprestige
Vows to return to best shape but Nys wants to keep winning Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) lost his overall lead in the Superprestige competition yesterday, dropping one point behind an impressive Sven Nys in round three in Hamme-Zogge. While Nys was […]
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project to hold first training camp in Swiss Alps
Initial get-together will run from December 6th – 12th As the end of the year approaches, the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project is continuing to build towards its first season and what it expects will be an impressive debut in the […]
Kashechkin off pace in pursuit at Asian Games
Lampre Farnese Vini rider finished back in 16th He had hoped for a strong showing, but ultimately Andrey Kashechkin had to be satisfied with a modest 16th place finish in the individual pursuit at the Asian Games. The 30 year […]
Rujano says he can win the 2011 Giro d’Italia
Venezuelan climber plans to be in better condition than in 2005 Five and a half years after he placed third in the 2005 Giro d’Italia, José Rujano has said that he is convinced that he can fight for victory in […]
Team Saxo Bank’s Breschel nominated for Danish Athlete of the Year award
World championship runner-up against tennis player Wozniacki and swimmer Friis in contest Just over a month after he finished a superb second in the world road race championships, Matti Breschel has nominated as “Athlete of the Year” by the Danish […]
Belgacom and Jabra on board as sponsors of Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project?
Luxembourg newspaper claims two companies are amongst backers of the new team There has been a long silence about the backing behind the new Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project that will aim for Tour de France victory next season, with only […]
Taylor Phinney scoops USOC Athlete of the Month award for October
Successful road world championship campaign hailed Taylor Phinney’s superb final season as an amateur rider has been capped off by the US Olympic Committee award for October, marking his achievements at the UCI world road race championship in Geelong, Australia. […]